Frame



J. SCHOENFELD v Oct. 24, 1933.

FRAME Filed Jan. 5, 1931 INVENTOR Jacob Some/#620 BY HlS ATTORNEY P Patented Oct. 24, 1933 Jacob Schoenield, New York, N. Y. Applicati onJanuary Zi 1931. Serial No. 506,359 V r; 3 Claims. (01. 150-29) This invention relates toframeaand more particularly to bag frames such ashand-bags or pocket books and purses.

The objects of the invention are to provide a "5 bag frame with inverted channels having improved lockingmeans therefor; to utilize the depth of the channel for one of the locking mem-,- bers; to thereby obtain alocking means which will exert resilient pressure for holding the frames tight when closed; to overcome thenecessity of welding the resilient locking. member to the frame; to-avoid interference of thelocking member with applying the leather or other covering on the frame; to providea locking member which can be riveted tothe frame without distorting; the. frame by-the riveting operation; to avoidattachment of the-locking member. to the inner wall of the frame member ,.where the rivets would show or add objectionable thickness; to secure simplicity "of construction and operation; and to obtain other advantages and results asmay. be brought out in the following description. I I I I Referring to e accompanying drawing in which-like numerals of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views;

Figure l is an elevation, with part, f one outer wall broken away, of .a frame embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional plan on line 2-2. of Fig. 1; v

Figure Bis a sectional-view.online 33 of Fig. 1; w

Figure iris-a detail elevation of the hinge portion of one of the, locking members, the locking portion thereof being shown in dotted lines; and

Figure .5 is an extended View of theblank from which said hingerportion is formed.

v In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in said drawing, the reference numerals 1, 2 indicate two frame sections hinged tQgetherasatB, 3, and adapted to.,.swing flatwise together as is usual in the construction and use of frames for hand-bags and the like. Said frame, sections are each of channel formation, with one wall of the channel of one section adapted to close against one wall of the other section, and for convenience, these particular walls of the two sections will be referred to as the inner.

to as the outside walls 6, '7 of the sections 1,2-

respectively. The walls of each channel member or section which join the inner and outer walls,

will be referred'to asthe bottom walls 8, 9 of sections 1, 2 respectively. The channels are preferably outwardly open,that is, the bottom wall is at the inside edge of the side walls rather than at the outside edge thereof as has been most customary for years past. The present type of frame with the channels outwardly openare popularly known as inverted frames, and in use of the same, the leather or other material forming the pouch or body of the bag covers the outside wall and is turned over the upper or outer edge thereof so as to be introduced into the channel. Therefore, when the bag is closed,

only the thin outer-edge of the inner wall is visible. 7

An important feature of the present invention resides in the provision of a novel locking memher for securing the frame sections together in tightly closed condition. The locking member referred to provides a hinge portion 10 and a looking portion 11,- these parts being held assembled by an elongated or wire spring 1.2. Said hinge portion 10 as shown provides a plurality of curled ears 13 in alignment withv each other and arranged-longitudinally of the channel of the frame section, the ears being here shown as substantially at the open side of the channel. The locking'member has a plurality of similar ears lain alignment with each other and adapted to be aligned with the ears of the hingemember, between thesame. The spring 12 extends through the aligned ears, and accordingly bothholds the members assembled and acts as a: hinge-pin. Preferably the spring 12 provides a flattened portion; extending within the ears, and the formae tion of-the ears on the locking member is such that the said ears cannot rotatewith respect to the spring as a result of which swinging the looking member obtains a twisting of the spring. This twisting of the spring is made effective by providing an appropriate off-set in a part of the spring awayfrom the ears of the locking member. As here shown, the further end of the spring is. angularly disposed and adaptedto engage a sufficient part of the side wallof the channel to hold that end of the spring substantially stae tionary. If desired, an initial tension may; be given the spring so that it willhold the locking member in a depressed position. i

The locking member is preferably transverse to the hinge member sothat the hinge member extends from the line of hinging down into the channel, and the locking member lies across the channel, overlying the other frame section also. A projecting detent 11' in this other channel may be releasably engaged by the locking member for holding the frames closed.

A further feature of the present invention, is to provide a construction wherein the hinge section of the locking member may be carried by and be attached to the bottom wall of the channel frame, Such attachment has several advantages, amongst which are the greater ease of assembly in being able to rivet the attaching means and head the rivets against a solidsupporting of the end wall as distinguished from the resilient or movable nature of the side Wall of the channel when trying to rivet a part thereto. Further advantages reside in the fact that the hinge portion may be positioned entirely within the frame channel, the pouch material may be turned over the entire length of the channel without having to make a cut-out for the locking member. So it is, in carrying out the feature of the invention under discussion, the hinge portion 10is provided preferably of the construction shown. Said hinge portion maybe constructed from a blank of sheet material symmetrically shaped with respect to a center line, such that the blank may be doubled substantially on that center line and provide a device of double thickness or two plies, but of substantially half' the width of the original blank. In doubling the blank, the doubled edge is not squeezed tightly together, but is left rounded so as to provide an open longitudinal passageway for the spring 12 heretofore described. Furthermore, the blank, as shown in extended condition in Figure 5, is provided with symmetrically disposed cut-outs 16 which extend across the said center-line of the blank such that the metal between the cut-outs and between the cut-outs and the ends of the blank will form the curled ears 13 of the completed device. As shown, the major portions of the doubled blank are brought fiatwise together and extend in that condition to the edge of the device opposite to the curled edge. The distance from one said edge to the other is preferably less than the depth of the channel, so that the device is entirely within the channel in use. The formation of the cars 13 is such as to permit the spring to turn therein.

At the edge of the hinge section 10 opposite from the curled edge or edge having the ears 13, are provided means for attaching the section to the channel section. The means here shown comprises integral shanks or rivets 1'7 projecting from the said edge. In the'formation of the blank, similarly shaped and oppositely disposed projections are provided so that when the blank is doubled these projectionswill lie' flatwise together and thereby constitute a 'double rivet 1'7 in the'completed construction. A'srnany of these rivets 17 may be formed as'fo'undnecessary or desirable, the present disclosure providing one adjacent'each end of the hinge section. Appropriate perforations are provided'in the bottom wall of the frame section, properly proportioned and spaced to receive the rivets l7 projecting from the hinge section. After the rivets are inserted in' the perforations, said rivets are upset or headed so as to securely and permanently assemble the said hinge section in the channel. Due both to the double thickness of the material forming the hinge. section and to the practicability from a mechanical standpoint of tightly riveting the same in place without distortion of the channel, thehinge section will stand parallel to the side walls of the channel and not require the side walls either for support shown several of these bosses projecting from only one face of the hinge section, but may use any number at such places as found desirable.

It is a furtherfeature of the present invention to resiliently draw the two inner walls of the channel members closely together in closed and by the construction and arrangement of parts shown and described, in that the locking member has a hin'ge'portion of a material depth, secured at its lower edge thereby affording a resiliently movable upper edge for said portion. The parts may be so proportioned that when the locking member engages the catch, the hinge section of said locking member is tilted from normal position, this distortion exerting a tension upon the latch which drawsthe frame sections together. V

Obviously detail changes and modifications may be made in the construction and use of my improved frame, without departing from the spirit or scope ofthe invention, and I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to'the exact construction shown or described, except'as set forth in the'following claims when construed in the light of the'prior art. r

Having thus described the invention, Iclaim':--- l. A frame as characterized, comprising a channel section, a locking member carried by taining the locking member spaced from one of the side walls for enabling to be applied therebetween. I

2. A frame as characterized, comprising a channel section, a locking member carried by said section and located in part between the channel walls of said section so as to project from the open side of said channel, and a boss on one side face of said member at apart thereof within the channel for engaging one of the side walls of the channel and retain the member spaced therefrom for enabling the handbag fabric to be applied between said wall and member.

3. A frame as characterized, comprising a pair of channel sections adapted to be closed together with inner walls of the channels contiguous, a locking member carried by, one of said sections so as to project from the open side of the channel and with a portion within the channel, and a boss on the side face of said member away from the other frame section for engaging thewall of the channel remote from said other section andretain the member spaced from said wall for enabling the handbag fabric to be applied between said wall andmember at the outside of the frame section.

the handbag fabric 

